Yet again, another chapter of RD's long history has come to an end. Despite the health nerf 3.0 brought along, KJ still proved to be a challenge in that the amount of damage he put out and coordination required was still as high as always. Abilities that can wipe the entire raid on cast certainly haven't been nerfed. While M'uru left a lot to be desired in the satisfaction department, I have to say killing KJ still felt a little 'epic' and it feels good to have completed the game before WotLK.

So as we close this book, file it away on the shelf with the Onyxia, MC, BWL, AQ40, Naxxramas, SSC, TK, Hyjal and BT books, and prepare to open our next book (or take the Naxxramas one down, I suppose) I figure it's a good time to note the people that make the wheels of RD continuously rotate. I know to a lot of people this shits just a game, but like I said a while back, we don't give a shit. We play this game the way we do because it's fun and people should always do what's fun to them.

Since Illidan, I had stepped away from being the center of the leadership in RD. To all of the leaders, new and old, I want to say thanks. Without you guys, the raid obviously would have never progressed into Sunwell and eventually through the end of the content Burning Crusade gave us. I know better than everyone how difficult and how hard of a job it can be to lead a successful raid so all of you have my respect for the work you did. It wasn't an easy undertaking at all and you all certainly were cut only minimal amounts of slack along the road. But your resilience to the hardships and my constant barking at you paid off and you all proved that you can handle a job more difficult than any PvP match or PvE boss could ever be. These leaders include, in no particular order except for possibly sexual appeal: Tiandrex, Lef, Oberik, Graghlan, Msdrood, Smore, Kaideliara, Blumps, Taken, Amplifier, Sightless, Gnomeslokdum (Tehend), Shelbert and Arakthor. Styyn gets an honorable mention since a lot of his work came in BC, even though his bitch ass isn't around currently.

The other group is our raiders. Having been around for so long, I've seen countless guilds crumble to a huge variety of causes. I've never, online or in real life, seen a group of people who were more ambitious and hard nosed than you all. To not fall apart in the face of problems that would have massacred any other guild is phenomenal. You not only dealt with myself and the other leaders constant belittlement, from ill-fated hand washing to maps written in crayon, you pushed even when shit just plain sucked. Our raid hit more than our fair share of bumps, had its feet kicked out from under it more times than I can count, and you all still stuck with it. Dedication like that is hard to come and shows a lot of character in any avenue of life, and I respect that more than I ever will someone's ability to play a game. You all surpassed our accomplishments pre-BC with hard work and huge repair bills and now you can all have some much deserved rest until WotLK.

So on to the good shit. Loot from Kil'Jaeden:
[item]Borderland Paingrips[/item] - Smore
[item]Helm of Burning Righteousness[/item] - Nutty
[item]Crux of the Apocalypse[/item] - Chown
[item]Cowl of Light's Purity[/item] - Graghlan